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Basingstoke Local Group BBAASSIINNGGSSTTOOKKEE LLOOCCAALL GGRROOUUPP OCTOBER 2010 NEWSLETTER http://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/basingstoke Contents: From The Group Leader Notices North Wessex Farmland Bird Project Pin Badge Collection Scheme What’s Happening? October’s Outdoor Meeting November’s Outdoor Meeting September’s Outdoor Meeting Marsh-mellow Birding Local Wildlife News Quiz Page A million voices for nature Charity registered in England and Wales no. 207076 From The Group Leader Welcome to the October Indoor Meeting, Newsletter and the middle of the autumn. How‟s the latter been for you so far? Has the weather stopped you from getting out, or have you used it to your advantage as the waifs and strays have been blown to our shores? Have Redwing and Fieldfare been heard overhead at night, have the Siskin and Lesser Redpoll visited your feeders yet and are „your‟ Robin being joined by extra birds from further afield? There‟s so much to see, or miss, at this time of year that it always rates as the best season for many, though spring is often at least more pleasant in how it treats us when we venture outdoors. Keep your eyes and ears open, who knows what you might bump in to about the Borough! The Isle of Portland is our destination for the Outdoor Meeting this month, a place of stunning scenery, miles of walks to be taken in, and, of course, a hugely changing avifauna. Don‟t forget a weekend on the isle has being organised, so if you prefer a somewhat more sociable style of birding, have a word with Gerry Gardner (01189 – 700859), just in case you can be fitted in with those already to be attending. This will definitely be a day / weekend well worth that little extra distance to be covered. As noted previously, please do keep in mind that although the Group is very much part of the RSPB „tribe‟ we are always looking for input from within as to how it can be improved, both for you, other Members, visitors and therefore, appropriately the Society and the habitats and wildlife we are all attempting to preserve. Even if you don‟t want to join the Committee (!!!) we would be more than pleased to hear from you at any stage; all such thoughts being presented to the Committee on a bi-monthly basis, if not earlier. Talk to us and we‟ll do what we can to keep things moving in the right direction! Enjoy the meetings this month, look forward to those to be held as we head from the autumn to the winter, and we then move on to yet another year, and keep us all up to date with what you see, what interests you and what we can do to continue to motivate you in the future! Peter E. Hutchins Notices Subscription Reminder At the A.G.M. it was proposed, and accepted by the members, that there was a need to raise the subscription fees, this not having taken place for some years. These will now be £10 for adults, £9 for Senior Citizens. Admission Charges Reminder At the A.G.M. it was also proposed, and accepted by the members, that there was a need to raise these, as much to encourage visitors to join the Group as to raise extra funds. These will now be £1 for Group Members, £2.50 for non-Group Members. Mid-week Walks John Cahill has been good enough to organise some mid-week walks for the coming months. Please find below information relating to them: Dinton Pastures Country Park on Thursday 4th November. Please meet in the Information Centre car park for a 10:00 start (SU 784 718, OS Landranger 175, RG10 0TH). Please note that there is a small fee for parking, this being £1 for four hours. Fleet Pond on Thursday 2nd December. Please meet in the car park on the north-east side of the pond for a 10:00 start (SU 824552, OS Landranger 186). For further details of these walks, please contact John on 01256 – 414254, or 07719 – 923844; the latter however only on the day of the walk. South Devon Long Weekend Trip The proposed itinerary for this is as follows: Friday 18th February Saturday 19th February Sunday 20th February Morning o 11:00 Meet at Topsham o Local Teign Estuary and o Checkout Reserve walk o Visit Topsham Reserve o Visit Dawlish Warren Reserve Afternoon o 17:00 Check in at o 13:30 Exe Estuary Cruise o Travel Home Passage House Hotel Evening o 19:30 Dinner o 19:30 Dinner For further details, please see Gerry Gardner at an Indoor or Outdoor Meeting, or contact him on 01189 – 700859. Big Climate Connection Join the Stop Climate Chaos ‘Big Climate Connection’ on 5 and 6 November by lobbying your MP! As a leading member of the „Stop Climate Chaos‟* Coalition, the RSPB is supporting the Big Climate Connection on 5–6 November – the next step in the growing movement to stop catastrophic climate changes. The „Stop Climate Chaos‟ coalition are hoping that people from all over the UK will grab this opportunity to take part, and hold their MPs accountable to their promises on climate change. So, we‟re looking for your help once again to get involved by lobbying your MP! We‟d brief you fully beforehand and ensure you have information on key issues to take with you in order to hold your MP accountable for the promises that have been made previously on climate change. Please do take part in this vital lobby if you can. For more information and to sign up online, please visit: www.rspb.org.uk/bigclimateconnection. There are two ways to get involved. You can sign up to be a constituency coordinator or simply attend a lobby event. Constituency coordinators will take an active role, helping to bring interested local people together and organise the lobby meeting. If organising an event is not for you, don‟t worry. Simply sign up to attend your local lobby and a constituency coordinator will be in touch with the arrangements for the meeting. See further down for ‘lobbying demystified’. This Government has said they want to be the greenest ever – let‟s make sure they really are! We all need to tell our representatives that this Parliament must take the action needed to stop catastrophic climate change. And we need to show them we‟ll hold them to account for what they do. Background * The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, who are organising this Lobby, is the UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action on climate change and limiting its impact on the world’s poorest communities. Their combined supporter base of more than 11 million people spans over 100 organisations (of which the RSPB is one), from environment and development charities to unions, faith, community and women's groups. Together they demand practical action by the UK to keep global warming as far as possible below the 2 degrees danger threshold. In December 2009, many of you joined tens of thousand of people from across the UK to march for Climate Change justice in „The Wave’ ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks. Many people then „Asked the Climate Question’ to candidates during the 2010 UK General Election. With an historic new Coalition Government and over 200 new MPs in place, The Big Climate Connection is the perfect opportunity to influence and tell your MP that climate issues matter to you. This event, specific to your constituency, will see local people and groups concerned about climate change, join together and lobby their MPs. November is a critical time for climate change politics, providing a major opportunity to influence some of the big issues ahead of the UN Climate Talks taking place in Cancun three weeks after the Big Climate Connection – an opportunity to make sure the UK pushes for key policies that will ensure progress is made towards a fair, ambitious and binding local climate deal. At the time of the lobby a new energy bill will be before Parliament, and by speaking to MPs in November we‟ll be able to influence the bill whilst it is being debated. From the creation of a new Green Investment Bank to the regulation of carbon emissions from coal fired power stations, there are many vital issues to discuss. By highlighting local issues we can show MPs that climate change really is relevant to them. It could be fitting local housing developments with proper insulation or demonstrating how climate change might affect local wildlife populations. Whatever the concern, this will be a great opportunity to get your local MP involved. Lobbying demystified If you‟ve not met your Member of Parliament before to discuss a cause you care about, it may seem something of a daunting prospect. Lobbying is not a specialist skill pursued only by trained professionals with expert knowledge. On the contrary, as our elected representatives, MPs frequently meet with members of the public about many issues. Given the amount of correspondence received by MPs on a daily basis, most are delighted to meet people face to face, as it is often the most effective way to listen and understand constituent‟s concerns. Remember, without the votes of their electorate MPs are out of a job, so most MPs are keen to hear and represent your views as constituents. MPs have to deal with a huge range of issues, so don‟t assume they will know more than you about climate change and its impact on the natural environment.
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